Given name & surname
Auburn
“having a reddish-brown color”
Auburn is used as a given name and a surname. One Latin interpretation is “having a reddish-brown color.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Latin interpretation is “having a reddish-brown color.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1890. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Auburn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,065
- 728 boys · 1,337 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 57 babies
- 2025
- 37
- #4,369 for girls · #12,215 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 32 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,369 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 21.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 52 in 2015. It also appeared in 5 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,407 as a first name in 2020; 188 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Auburn’s family of names
Auburn has a related form in Abern. Auburn has a related form in Abirn. Auburn has a related form in Aburn.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Aubernvariant
- Abyrnvariant
- Aburnvariant
- Abirnvariant
- Abernvariant
- Aubyrvariant
- Auburnevariant
- Aubirnvariant
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